Or. Admin. Code § 333-200-0020

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 10, October 1, 2024

Section 333-200-0020 - Objectives of the Trauma System

The objective of the statewide trauma system is to reduce deaths and disabilities which result from traumatic injuries by:

(1) Identifying the causes of traumatic injuries and recommending, promoting, and coordinating prevention activities;

(2) Developing a statewide trauma system plan to assure timely, quality, definitive care through coordinated identification, transportation and treatment of trauma patients:

(a) The statewide trauma system plan shall be composed of seven area plans; and

(b) Each area trauma system plan shall consist of policies, procedures, and protocols which address each of the following trauma system components:

(A) Communication and dispatch;

(B) Responders and prehospital response times;

(C) Medical direction and treatment;

(D) Triage and transportation;

(E) Hospital resources;

(F) Inter-hospital transfers;

(G) Rehabilitation;

(H) Quality improvement;

(I) Education and research;

(J) Prevention; and

(K) Disaster management.

(3) Adopting the standards, policies and procedures necessary to unify area trauma system plans into a statewide trauma system; and

(4) Promoting quality treatment, education, research and prevention of traumatic injuries utilizing as a model Resources for Optimal Care of the Injured Patient: Committee on Trauma, American College of Surgeons, 2014 and the Guidelines for Field Triage of Injured Patients, Recommendations of the National Expert Panel on Field Triage, 2011; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, MMWR, January 13, 2012, Vol. 61, No. 1.

Or. Admin. Code § 333-200-0020

HD 17-1985(Temp), f. & ef. 9-20-85; HD 5-1987, f. & ef. 6-26-87; HD 9-1993, f. 6-22-93, cert. ef. 7-1-93; HD 7-1995, f. & cert. ef. 11-6-95; OHD 6-2000, f. & cert. ef. 5-4-00; OHD 6-2001, f. & cert. ef. 4-24-01; PH 16-2012, f. 12-20-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13; PH 27-2015, f. 12-8-15, cert. ef. 1/1/2016; PH 237-2018, minor correction filed 08/09/2018, effective 8/9/2018

Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 431A.065

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 431A.050, 431A.060, 431A.065, 431A.070 & 431A.080